Conversation is the legs on which thought walks; and writing, the wings by which it flies.

Tears fell from my eyes - yes, weak and foolish as it now appears to me, I wept for my departed youth; and for that beauty of which the faithful mirror too plainly assured me, no remnant existed.

Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.

When the sun shines on you, you see your friends. It requires sunshine to be seen by them to advantage!

Listeners beware, for ye are doomed never to hear good of yourselves.

Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower.

The difference between weakness and wickedness is much less than people suppose; and the consequences are nearly always the same.